Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-08
WASHINGTON.
Carlisle Has Invented Game of Sol
itaire to Determine the Member
ship of the Committees.
II is RRmoTed that fem Och;Isree will
Do TSmmanV HaIl's Nominee 10
the Mkt Congress.
some OF Tho Texas C"ngrsssm-n ExpTsss
IhS'r Opinions of the Frssideni's Lasa
messsgs-Thsy EuIOg,ze the Paper,
CARLIsLE's CONFUSION,

Messsge-Thsy EuIog,ze the Papor,
CARLIsLE's CONFUSION.
Special to the Gazette
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Speakf
was ia his room at the CAPT oil all day con
ferring with members as TO the construc
ton OF his committees. He invited Ia,
members 80 signify TO him what commit.
rec assignments they preferred. Mem
oers were passing in and out Of his room
every few minutes until nearly the whole
House had passed in review. Some
pressed their claims individually eDd
some through their delegations. All
statements were put in wiring for con-
venient reference The Speaker has hac
the name of each member printed on 2
card about the size of PLAYING
card and he will shuff1= these about untiI
ne gets chem arranged TO MS satisfaction.
As yet he has no list or part of . list
made at al!, bur it is understood be ex-
poets to get through with he tack within
Two weeks, so the members will get set
TED IL their places during the HOLIDAYS.
The first thought is as
to the chairmaGsnips. OF these
s9v5rsl are IS good as settled That
Mi Is will De the head Of the wavs and
means; Randall, spprooria'i0ns; Tucner.
elections; Cu.berson, judiciary; BLAND,
coiDsge, weights ana measures; B an
chad, riV~rs and harbUrs; HAtcn, sgri
cuture; Herbert, naval Gfzirs: Blougt.
posts flee; Springer, territories; FOrney,
militia; Beim nG, foreign afflirs, and
Wheeler, mlIi7aTy sff.irs
wAsHue GoS.' ~ 2 3.Mal:boug6 III.
House es- nUtl IN session today num-
Der Of mem 5eTs We're IN their stats e.
ten5Iog 10 their correspondence and
c1sttt3g with each other over committee
ships. Sp aker Carlisle spent several
hours IN MS room In 81 IF jrt to outline
lce org 4aizs:iJn Of committees. H lbs
mad number Of cards besriug the rsmes
% different members WhiCa he is end az
craig TO assert into committees. These
cards Can be readily transferred from
ore committee set to another s. that
chsEg@s are made with facility. During
the day &il the Representatives who vtsI5- |
ca me capitol called 1p0a The Speaker to |
express tnsir personal preference ia the /
assignment IT, Committees,
THE CHAIRMANsHIP5.
Many rum0rs were curreuU This after /
noon relative TO the dizlribu ion Of the
;haiTmanshtps. Little Cre1euce is gener-
siIy given 10 them, however, owing to the
SCI that many changes in the list is IN
,ViE&ol6, eVt after il shall have heen ad-
'anced much nearer TO comp elton than
8 Is presumed to be at present ANY
;nange in ore committee Will involve ell
era"ons IN several others, and may affscl
re chairman, so that predictions Cannot
,e safely made.
AWAITED WITH INTEREST.
The SppointmeDJ Of the Committee on
ules, whico viii probably be made in 8
lay or two. IS awaited with special inter-
st for the reason that the chairman Of
ne committee on ways and means has
lwsys been member Of the committee
u rules, and the arrangement OF Mr.. Nor
iscn's succe SCR On the last named COM
1ittee will be generally regarded as tan a
lount to selection Of CHAIRMAN Of the
0mmit1ee on wsvs and mfans
oCHTLTREE TO BE NOMINATED,
pecial TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Tt ia the talk .
moDg Knowing ones IN NV York. that
le Hon. Thomas PistoOie Oahlitree is
Bely to be nominated next By Tammary
IaIl and sent TO Washington as & member .
the ~ X Congress- The brilliant yeti
'odest Texan ranger IS an independent
'emocrsf-R publican Pruhi bitionist, end .
leref0re qualified to represent any con-
@te coDg!omerate constituency.
HOW TIE MERsAGE Is VIEWED.
1ecial TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE message is
III the sole subject of discussion here,
I'd It gees Without saving that the SEN
ment for and against it is evenly di- I
ded between the free-traders and pro- =
GtiOnists That some tariff Legislation
Ill be the ourcome Of it is confidently -"
The GAZETTE correspondent.
eaned the following opinions from S
exas Congressman: p
Congressman Lanhsm thinks fhe mess g
.e is strong enc aud he does not think &
c wool reduction viii hurt the Texas u
teTes1. He is in favor of jast such a z
|! as the message suggests I!
Colonel Savers SAWS; "I am with the II
rty and with the President. Texas viii S
It stick on snY local issues" n
& preventative Grain SAYS: az sustain a.
a endorse the message. an rot surz p
st lis recommendation Will not iniure CT
2 wool interests of Texas"
CANDIDATE FOR ORGANIZATION.
acial TO he -aze te q
Dec. THE cowboys
d squaaters, on what is known as an tr
ms Lsnd," just north of the Texas CT
propose 10 ash Congress for p s.
riJorisl 0Tgsnizstion IN Mans Land" de
likely 20 BE- admitted elmer as a STATE 10
territory st this session of Congress. o.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
cial TO tie Gazette eV
Dec. THE following "a
zas pensions were issued to-d.y: on
oTge G Miles, Paris; William R
li'f, Round Mountain; W R5senbery,
Rio; Sprospsr M.pgel, E sgle Pass.
APPROPR ALTON ESTIMATES. C
VAsaINGTON, Dec The clerks OF sn
committees of appropriations # the ri
, houses OF Congress have prepared = M
ular statement, the footings of which
sc the following showing: The n t CT,
rease in the estimates for the next ar
al year over those submitted for hst
current year is sS,1S7 937. The net DO
'ease over the appropriations for the cir